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Phenotypic and behavioral defects induced by iron exposure can be transferred to progeny in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES - 1 Dec 2008
Hu Ya-Ou, Wang Yang, Ye Bo-Ping, Wang Da-Yong
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OBJECTIVE: Previous work has showed that excess iron accumulation is harmful to reproduction and even promotes death; however, whether the multiple biological toxicity of iron (Fe) exposure could be transferred to progeny remains unknown. The present study used Caenorhabditis elegans to analyze the multiple toxicities of iron exposure and their possible transferable properties. METHODS: Three concentrations of...
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